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Poulsbo's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Poulsbo took in $37.6 million and spent $39.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes36%Fees for services (sewer, garbage collection)33%State tax money28%Fines and other1.8%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

14%

of Poulsbo's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes36%

Sales tax
14%$5.4 million
Other taxes
14%$5.2 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 4 more
  • Public utility taxes$2.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$1.2 million
  • Other licenses$1.2 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$227 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$138 thousand
  • Amusement taxes$26 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Property tax
7.3%$2.8 million

Fees for services33%

Fees for services
33%$12.4 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; garbage collection and 4 more
  • Sewer$6.3 million
  • Garbage collection$2.8 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Other service charges$771 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$280 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$9 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money28%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
28%$10.6 million

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$509 thousand

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.6%$608 thousand
Fines
0.2%$66 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities32%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Environment and natural resources8.1%All other spending6.5%

What stands out

31%

of Poulsbo's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 10%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
32%$12.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$5.6 million
  • Water supply$3.9 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$3.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
31%$12.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and parking
  • Roads and highways$12.1 million
  • Parking$4 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$4.7 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$2.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.0 million
  • Government buildings$304 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$35 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$4.2 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$602 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$233 thousand
Environment and natural resources
8.1%$3.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$3.2 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.7%$689 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$689 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.5%$586 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$586 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$575 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on public transit debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$556 thousand
  • Interest on public transit debt$10 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$9 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$411 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$411 thousand
Housing and community development
0.7%$289 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Poulsbo. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Poulsbo itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.